Ada Clay Deposits Power Pottery and Brick Industry
Ada clay beds near Ahloso and Pontotoc County supply pottery clay and light bricks. The Harris Ada Brick Plant uses 60 acres to produce buff and light bricks, ~500000 yearly, serving Oklahoma and neighboring states. The deposit supports schools, art classes, and local industry through a long established clay trade.
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Sapulpa
Ada
Oklahoma
Ahleso School
Harris
John R. Harris
Ebey
Pontotoc County
Ahloso
January’s gloom eases as mild temps top the month
Weather observer W E Pitt reports a bleak January with 27 cloudy days and 2.13 inches of rain plus six light dustings. Yet the month showed warmth with a high of 66 degrees and no daily maximum at freezing, a contrast to last January’s frigid spell.
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W.E. Pitt
Pitt
Gasser Af Hobart Out Of Control
Hobart Oklahoma February 3 gas well from Mecintyre Gled Oilcom ing’s No 3 Watkins blew wild at 900 feet. Drillers found about 4,000,000 cubic feet of gas at 860 feet and killed it. Workmen prevented fire as the well continued to blow through the night.
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Hobart
Okla
Watkins
Oklahoma alumni plan February dinner for Brandt and Bizzell
University of Oklahoma alumni in Washington will host President-elect Joseph Brandt Mrs Brandt and President and Mrs W B Bizzell at the annual dinner Feb 15 All alumni and former students in Washington and vicinity were invited Delegations expected from Baltimore Philadelphia and New York include Paul Walker F C C member and council chairman Roy St Lewis Jack Fischer Lynden Mannen Patricia Mannen and Ted Evans on the advisory council.
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Washington
University of Oklahoma
Joseph Brandt
Roy St. Lewis
Jack Fischer
Lynden Mannen
Patricia’ Mannen
Ted Evans
Fashions and Chemistry Tie at New Mexico University
Freshman Dorothy Nichols wore a blue frock to a chemistry lab at the University of New Mexico. The dress changed to bright red and back when ammonia was applied, illustrating a reaction with hydrogen chloride gas and blue litmus paper.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico University
Dorothy Nichols
Millionaire Seminole Willie Taylor Works At Filling Station
Tulsa report details Willie Taylor, 24 year old nephew of the Seminole chief, who despite an $8 to $9 million fortune and 80 oil wells, works at a filling station for $18 weekly to set an example for his tribe. He says wealthy Seminoles are lazy and aims to show independence. His finances are overseen by a U S Indian department administrator. Taylor's uncle George Jones is the tribe chief.
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Tulsa
Okla
Willie Taylor
Willie
Muskogee
Taylor
Seminole
U. S. Indian Department
Indian Department
George Jones
Balloons Used for Meteorology as Early as 1784
The article notes that balloons served meteorological observation purposes starting in 1784. It details early use and the role of balloons in collecting atmospheric data during that period.
Elaine Barrie Seeks Ideal Play After Divorce
Elaine Barrie arrives from New York for her first visit since divorcing John Barry last November. She says she seeks the ideal play, not an ideal man, and clarifies she is not done with men or marriage.
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Hollywood
Elaine Barrie
John Barrymore
New York
Miss Barrie
Speed Zoning Slows Traffic In Oklahoma Experiment
Oklahoma City reports a two year test of speed zoning on the road from Oklahoma City to Guthrie reduced crashes and saved lives. A proposed code would set daytime limits at 60 and 50 at night with engineering studies to adjust speeds. The plan aims to extend the program statewide pending legislature action.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Walter B. Johnson
Department of Public Safety
Johnson
Guthrie
Admiral Peeples Dies at 64 in Washington
Rear Admiral Christian Joy Peeples, 64, former head of the treasury procurement division handling billions in purchases, died of pneumonia in Washington. He retired last November and had been with Todd Shipbuilding Corp. since. His last government post was general inspector of the navy supply corps on the West Coast.
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Washington
Christian Joy Peeles
Treasury
Todd Shipbuilding Corporation
Navy
Telephones World Count Half in United States
Among 41,090,347 telephones globally, 19,953,263 are in the United States, roughly half of the world total.
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United States
Negro physicians and surgeons number in United States reaches 3805
A historical report notes there are 3805 African American physicians and surgeons in the United States, reflecting professional presence across the medical field.
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United States
Ada Now Is Center For Federal Works
Ada serves as WPA headquarters for Pon totoc Seminole and Pottawatomi counties with plans for a building to house relief and health agencies. Ron Stephens announced in Oklahoma City that design and funding details were sent to Washington. project cost about 39300 with WPA funding about 68 percent. The Ada office, on Court street opposite the Pontectoc county courthouse, oversees federal public works activity and payroll totals 1195 monthly with five staff including C D Johnson and J M Pemberton.
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Ada
WPA
Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Seminole
Pottawatomie
Relef
Ron Stephens
Oklahoma City
Washington
Court Street
Pontectoc County
C. D. Johnson
W. W. Church
Henry P. Anderson
Valetta Wright
J. M. Pemberton
Division of Employment
Order Returns To Johannesburg City
Rioting between soldiers and civilians in Johannesburg, center of the Transvaal mining region, leaves about 140 wounded, mostly soldiers. Ossewabrandwag meeting cited as trigger. tear gas, baton charges, armored cars quell disorders as police reinforce surrounding towns.
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Associated Press
Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
Transvaal
Ossewabrandwag
Ossewabbrandwag
Supreme Court affirms wage hour law and child labor scope
The Supreme Court ruled the administration wage hour law constitutional, upholding minimum pay and a 44 hour maximum work week for interstate commerce industries. Justice Stone said the act is definite enough, with penalties for noncompliance. The decision also addresses union jurisdictional actions and sets a 32 3 cent per hour minimum for textile workers, with no dissent recorded.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Stone
Fred W. Darby
Statesboro
Carpenters Union
Southern Cotton Mills
Typewriter Availability Across the United States
A report notes an average of one typewriter for every 100 people in the United States reflecting widespread adoption of office machines and rising productivity in the early era.
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United States
Last Ten Years Driest Decade In 65-Year Period
Sulphur Oklahoma Feb 3 An Oklahoma scientist and teacher H R Antle reports tree ring analysis from Travertine Island in Platt National Park showing the last decade 1930s as the driest 30 year span in 65 years. He notes he compared rings with weather records and found years 1900 1916 1923 1925 wettest, 1912 driest, and warns against assuming a weather cycle.
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Okla
Platt National Park
H. R. Antle
Antle
Travertine Island
National Park
Weather Bureau
Murray County
Dewey Luster Named Sooner Head Coach At Oklahoma
Norman February 3 Dewey Snorter Luster former OU backfield coach was named head coach of the Sooner football team by the board of regents Lawrence Jap Haskell was selected as director of athletics Luster succeeds Tom Stidham who resigned to coach at Marquette Stidham also directed athletics Haskell will assume March 15 with spring practice set for February 17 Noble said Luster will choose his own assistants and may return to campus before February 17.
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Norman
Dewey “Snorter
Luster
University of Oklahoma
Sooner
Board of Regents
Lawrence “Jap” Haskell
Tom Stidham
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Stidham
Haskell
O. U
Lloyd Noble
Noble
British expect 1000 American bombers monthly by May
A reliable source said London that Great Britain anticipates 1000 American built bombers to fly across the Atlantic each month starting in May. The yearly total will exceed U S production but include winter built planes.
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London
Atlantic
Great Britain
United States
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Southease
Ceramic Art Laboratory
Roger D. Corsan
Ahloso School
W. H. Ebey
Wyoming
West Texas
Brantt
Bizzell
Lad
LeRoy Dellenbaugh
Porky
LeRoy
Roy
al Dellenbaugh
Elaine
Ada News
U. S
Center For Federal Works
Pemberton
Oklahoma U. Athletics
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